Retroit brings spectators into street-driving mayhem
Black Block‘s Retroit street-driving game is like being behind the wheel in Grand Theft Auto from an overhead view, with one big twist: People...
Activision’s Sledgehammer Games bounces back with a multi-city hiring spree
Sledgehammer Games is one of Activision‘s major game development studios, producing games such as Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Call of Duty: WWII....
Niantic CEO’s public service message: Take a walk
Niantic CEO John Hanke has a reputation for being purposeful with his work in games like Pokémon Go, like getting people to go outside...
Cats Your Vote mobile game aims to boost U.S. election awareness
A team of University of Southern California video game students has created Cats Your Vote, a free-to-play social mobile game that aims to increase...
The DeanBeat: Can you trust someone that you’ve never met in person?
Here’s one of the things that surprised me about the GamesBeat Summit 2020 online-only event that we held last week: Our audience loved messaging...
Rogue Games raises $2 million to expand indie game publishing
Rogue Games has raised $2 million in funding to expand its business of publishing indie games across a variety of platforms. Runa Capital led...
Newzoo: 2.7 billion gamers will spend $159.3 billion on games in 2020
The world’s 2.7 billion gamers will spend $159.3 billion on games in 2020, according to a forecast by market researcher Newzoo. By 2023, the...
Niko Partners: China games expected to top $46 billion in 2024
PC and mobile games revenue in China hit $33.1 billion in 2019, and it is expected to grow to $46.7 billion by 2024, according...
Annapurna Interactive hires indie game veteran Nathan Vella as a top executive
Annapurna Interactive has hired indie game veteran Nathan Vella as part of its team. The former president of Capybara Games will provide valuable knowledge...
Microsoft says hundreds of Xbox Series X games are coming
Microsoft said during today’s Xbox 20/20 event that developers are working on hundreds of games for the Xbox Series X video game console coming...